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kommunehelsetjeneste

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9 syllables
20 characters
Norwegian
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9syllables

kommunehelsetjenesteste

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

kom-mu-ne-hel-se-tje-nes-te-ste

Pronunciation

/kɔˈmʉːnəˌhɛlsətjɛnəstə/

Stress

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Morphemes

kommune, helse, tjeneste

The word 'kommunehelsetjeneste' is a compound noun syllabified based on maximizing onsets and vowel centering. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The 'tj' digraph is treated as a single unit. The word consists of three roots: kommune, helse, and tjeneste.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The health services provided by a municipality.

    Municipal health service

    “Kommunehelsetjenesten tilbyr hjemmesykepleie.”

    “Vi må styrke kommunehelsetjenesten.”

    syn:Kommunale helsetjenester
    ant:Privat helsetjeneste

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('te' in 'helse-te-'). Norwegian stress is generally fixed, but can shift in longer compounds.

Syllables

9
kom/kɔm/
mu/mʉː/
ne/nə/
hel/hɛl/
se/sə/
tje/ʃɛ/
nes/nɛs/
te/tə/
ste/stə/

kom — Open syllable, onset consonant /k/, vowel /ɔ/. mu — Open syllable, onset consonant /m/, long vowel /ʉː/. ne — Open syllable, onset consonant /n/, schwa vowel /ə/. hel — Open syllable, onset consonant /h/, vowel /ɛ/. se — Open syllable, onset consonant /s/, schwa vowel /ə/. tje — Open syllable, onset consonant /ʃ/ (from 'tj'), vowel /ɛ/. nes — Closed syllable, onset consonant /n/, vowel /ɛ/, coda consonant /s/. te — Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, schwa vowel /ə/. Primary stressed syllable.. ste — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster /st/, schwa vowel /ə/

Word Parts

root

kommune, helse, tjeneste

Multiple roots forming a compound noun. Kommune (commune - Latin origin), helse (health - Germanic origin), tjeneste (service - Germanic origin).

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­te­tsam­funns­mes­sigar­beids­liv

Onset Maximization

Norwegian prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Centering

Each syllable generally contains one vowel sound.

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are often syllabified based on their constituent morphemes.

  • The 'tj' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/ and is kept together in a syllable.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic phenomenon but doesn't affect the orthographic syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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